Toasted angel food cake parfait: Part of the All Things Easter fabulous blog roundup and GIVEAWAY!
04/14/2014
I am very excited to be amongst a bunch of AWESOME blogging ladies for this blog roundup and giveaway that is about All Things Easter hosted by Colleen of Souffle Bombay and Heather of Real:The Kitchen and Beyond! We all got together to bring you a huge array of wonderful Easter ideas you can use this year and save for years to come.
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My recipe is a very simple one using a store bought angel food cake to save time. Of course, you can make your own cake. But with everything we all have going on this time of year I found it easier to just grab an angel food cake from my local grocery store's bakery.
To give it a personal touch, I sliced a few pieces and toasted them to make this beautiful Toasted Angel Food Cake Parfait. Toasting gives it a nice burnt sugar taste, which I love.
Toasted Angel Food Cake Parfait
- 4 thick slices of angel food cake- toasted
- 1 8oz brick of cream cheese- softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh pineapple or 1/2 can crushed pineapple- drained
- Assorted mixed berries ( I used strawberries and blackberries)
- Whipped cream (optional)
Cut the toasted angel food cake into bite size chunks and set aside. Put the cream cheese in your mixer and mix at medium speed until it is soft and creamy. Add the sugar and vanilla and mix on low until the sugar is thoroughly incorporated. Stir in the pineapple.
Layer the cake, cream cheese mixture, and berries in 4 see-through glasses ending with either a dollop of the cream cheese mixture or a squirt of whipped cream.
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